Director & Counsel, Global Litigation & Investigations
About The Position
American Express is seeking a Director & Counsel, Global Litigation & Investigations to manage a dynamic portfolio of individual consumer and commercial litigation. This role involves developing and implementing litigation strategies, providing root-cause analyses, and reporting on the internal litigation portfolio to leadership. The position also requires providing litigation risk mitigation training and advice to business lawyers and clients, and working collaboratively with a team of attorneys and paralegals to achieve the company's risk and mitigation goals. The General Counsel’s Organization at American Express is where great legal minds influence global business strategy. Their mission is to protect and strengthen the company through legal expertise and strategic advice, helping business partners manage risk, identify opportunities, and deliver exceptional products and services. They emphasize providing rich work experiences, professional development, recognizing results, and valuing diversity, integrity, and personal accountability.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree & J.D.
- Qualified to practice law in relevant jurisdiction
- 10+ years in general litigation practice, with experience in commercial and consumer finance litigation and trials
- Demonstrated experience in leading others, both through direct relationships and/or indirectly
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to generate creative and innovative solutions to client issues and in litigation
- Ability to communicate complex issues clearly and persuasively, in both written and oral format
- Ability to work efficiently through large volume, fast paced litigation portfolio
- Ability to build relationships and partner with others to drive results
- Capacity to be agile and pivot appropriately when challenged with new information or evolving circumstances
- Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the United States is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions.
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge of the credit card industry
- In-house legal experience
- Insurance defense experience
Responsibilities
- Managing a dynamic portfolio of individual consumer and commercial litigation (and pre-litigation disputes) handled internally by the Center for Cardmember and Merchant Litigation to achieve Company's risk and mitigation goals
- Managing, developing, and implementing specific litigation strategies for internal litigation portfolio including: analysis of disputes, early case assessments, negotiation and development of appropriate case resolutions
- Building efficiencies and impactful strategies across internal litigation portfolio
- Providing litigation root-cause analyses and mitigation strategies; undertaking analysis of litigation-related issues
- Developing and providing clear reporting and metrics regularly to leadership concerning internal litigation portfolio
- Providing litigation risk mitigation training and advice to business lawyers and clients, including review of contracts and other documents as necessary
- Work with a talented team of attorneys and paralegals to accomplish Company's risk and mitigation goals and to create growth and learning opportunities for team members
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
